Tourism recovery not expected until next year, Destination Canada report finds

Photo: The Canadian Press A new report from Destination Canada says the country's tourism industry won't fully recover until next year. The Crown corporation says the number of overnight leisure and business visits in the country will fall just short of 2019 levels by the end of 2023, while projections show it beating pre-pandemic figures by a whisker in 2024. Destination Canada, which promotes tourism across the country, says nominal spending in the sector will exceed 2019 levels this year, but that was largely driven by inflation. The organization's chief executive Marsha Walden says attracting wealthier tourists, building out…